Resources

For The Art & Alchemy of Japanese Wholefoods 

WHERE TO FIND THE HIGHEST QUALITY JAPANESE INGREDIENTS 

When looking for suppliers, I look for local, busy businesses with a high turnover, minimal packaging and owners with integrity.

I am based in Sydney NSW and I am building this resource, for us all to use, wherever that may be. I am including businesses I know and trust in Australia and businesses I have used overseas. Businesses I have not used, in other states or countries, I will make orange If you can attest to the quality on offer in these locations, please let us know.

Please make suggestions for your state or country and I will add them here in orange.
Make your suggestions in the Resources topic, in the community . I will add more details and suppliers through the course 

 

Australia Wide

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Honest to goodness

You can shop online using the offer code  H2GHOLLY10 which the have kindly supplied to you for use. This is a fantastic place for wholefoods in general, grains, beans etc and some good quality Japanese staples. They stock Carwari products, which are also great quality and I like their unpasteurised miso's  

Spiral Foods

See their website for their full range of excellent products and search there for a local stockist. Some Spiral products are available in better supermarkets and widely in health food stores. I have been using their products, for the past 40 years ! They have a range of traditionally made and organic products which are relatively affordable, when compared to the artisanal products available. They have an excellent and broad range of Macrobiotic items and the quality is excellent. They are my go to for organic soy sauce, umeboshi, kuzu, and more.

Tokyo Mart

Shop in stores across Australia check where is local to you  
Japanese grocery stores offer a big range of products, many do not match my criteria for quality and wholefood status but, you will find good products here just choose consciously. Jun Pacific are long established importers of Japanese food and equipment.
Staff are generally very helpful and knowledgeable, if you are looking for something in particular. They to sell Cawari products. Their yuzu kosho both red and green are delicious. The also sell other, best quality mirin and soy but you need to read labels- did I already say that!

Australia | New South Wales

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Chefs Armoury

Chefs Armoury shop and online, knives, tools, equipment some food 

Enokido Miso

Shop online or at markets in Sydney, for fantastic, locally produced, organic miso, shoyu, and brown and white rice koji 
I am especially fond of their Saikyo/white miso, soba/buckwheat miso and genmai/brown rice miso. 

Australian Seaweed Company

Visit their online store 
Victorian hand harvested wakame flakes

Sake net - online   

Looks like there are some excellent products, Sake, vinegar and soy - all imported

Handmade Surabachi & Surakogi

Made in the style of a Roman Mortaria, with a pouring lip. Hand turned hardwood surakogi/pestle 
See Community for images - $200 including shipping within Australia
Contact - Mark Warren (He made all our original Iku crockery and tea pots!)
@markwarrenceramics  -
0460852963 

Pacific Harvest

Shop online or in some healthfood stores  check for stockists 
New Zealand seaweed company. When you subscribe, they send an ebook

Sea Health

Shop online for Australian golden kelp flakes
Sources for Yuzu
Willyama
Food By Fiat 
  
 

The Good Grub Hub

Shop online and check stockists.  Import the very best quality, artisanal and traditionally made and innovative Japanese products. They sell online or through distributors around Australia. You will find umibudo sea grapes seaweed here and so much more. These are very high end and priced accordingly. It is still worth scrutinising the labels! They stock fresh bottled sudachi and yuzu juice and fabulous Japanese black sesame paste.

Blackmarket Sake

Shop online and they have a few stockists too.  Sell a very wide range of fantastic sake and a few high grade, essentials for cooking, imported from producers in Japan. You will find Kanzuri fermented chilli paste here and the Usukuchi Shoyu you see me using in the videos.

Tokyo Mart

Shop in stores across Australia 
Japanese grocery stores offer a big range of products, many do not match my criteria for quality and wholefood status but, you will find good products here just choose consciously.  Jun Pacific are long established importers of Japanese food and equipment. Staff are generally very helpful and knowledgeable, if you are looking for something in particular. They to sell Cawari products. Cawari yuzu kosho both red and green are delicious. The also sell other, best quality mirin and soy but you need to read labels- did I already say that!

Angie's Food

Shop online
Angie offers a range of very delicious condiments, shrubs, syrups and more

 

Australia | Victoria

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Chefs Armoury

Chefs Armoury shop and online, knives, tools, equipment some food 

Mr Kitly

Mr Kitly have an amazing selection

Ima Pantry

Ima Pantry 

Cibi Grocery

Cibi Grocery + fantastic selection of Japanese kitchen ware - a must visit 

Haiku Future

They have a mix of organic and commercial products, but they do stock Saori products) 

Hinoki

Hinoki are renovating and opening back in May at some point. Mainly commercial products but sometimes have good stuff 

Spiral and Carawari Products

Wild Things Food  for Spiral products mainly
Wholefoods
Terra Madre - Retail, great organic store 
Hub General  - physical shop and online beware you may spend the lot! Homewares crockery, utensils ++

Source Fresh Yuzu

Mountain Yuzu - Online

 

Koji and co

Akita sugi 'kioke' fermentation vessels, koji and more  - Online and in markets in Melbourne

Minimaru
Japanese homeware

Physical shop and online 
Ships Australia wide 

Australia | ACT

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Australia | WA

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Perth Shops where I have found Supplies
Japanese grocery - Fuji Mart in Crossways, Subiaco - Nippon Foods 
Look for Tally Ho Tofu in health food stores, it is made with Nigari (magnesium salts, derived from sea water)
Kakulas Sister in Fremantle - dry goods

 

Manna Wholefoods Fremantle 

 

Australia | Queensland

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TBA

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Australia | NT

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Australia | Tasmania

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Meru Miso

Tasmanian miso producer, very lively! Link coming.
Kinoko Deli 
110 Collins street Hobart.  Can be a bit bewildering  trying to read labels, helpful Staff 

Farmgate Market 
Hobart each Sunday for fresh organic tempeh and tofu  (Soyoyoy) The tempeh is also available at Eumarrah Hobart 

 

The Rest of the World

AUSTRIA

  • Augora - A Fermentation business + restaurant in Vienna. Sells shio koji and perhaps other useful fermented ingredients

UK

  • Clearspring online - sell online across Europe too
    Excellent quality macro products sold online throughout the country, via health food stores and other outlets, see stockists via this link the range is exceptional
  •  The Wasabi Company online

 

SCANDINAVIA

Denmark
Norway
  • The Northern Company - Norwegian seaweed and ferments company - this is fantastic quality seaweed, they carry a wide rang, hand harvested in the North of Norway. Check out the site, their videos are gorgeous, wherever you are.

 

EUROPE

BELGIUM
FRANCE
  • Nishikidori - physical stores and online
    Japanese deli, food and equipment, crockery +
    This looks great but I haven't bought here
  • Umami Paris online store 
NETHERLANDS 
  •  Ekoplaza Rotterdam shop and online Excellent shop and products, big Macro range
  • Dutch Wasabi online 
    Great service, quick delivery high quality Japanese imported ingredient

 

USA

The Japanese pantry - online 
Goldmine natural food company - online 
Natural Import Company online 
Nihon Ichiban online 

Erewhon - super high end all in glass, really fab, they ship online